# Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Baseball? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 14, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247 "2013-08-14T20:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/1 "2013-08-14T20:40:13Z")
You are commissioned to develop a Mount Rushmore-style tribute to baseball. Which four faces will grace your mountainside? These may not necessarily be the best players, the players with the best stats, or even players at all. Just identify four people who you would designate the face(s) of baseball. A few words strung together to explain or defend your choices would be nice, but not mandatory. (past and present names eligible, in case that’s not clear) \*\*Please post four (and only four) names. \*\* I will withhold my choices until there are more skewers in the fondue pot. mmm ETA: This may lead to a poll ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/2 "2013-08-14T20:43:31Z")
Babe Ruth (best ever) Jackie Robinson (most important ever) Ted Williams (best hitter) Bob Feller (best pitcher) (because I’m from Cleveland) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/3 "2013-08-14T20:49:01Z")
Babe Ruth Ted Williams- Best Hitter Willie Mays- Best all around One big blank space because Ty Cobb is the fourth, but I’m not putting that asshole up. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/4 "2013-08-14T21:05:22Z")
Willie Mays - would have been really close to or surpassed Ruth’s homers without army service, and was an excellent fielder Babe Ruth - baseball’s biggest name of all time, ushered in the HR era, batted .342. I’d probably draft Willie Mays before Babe Ruth on a dream team, but it’d be close. Pete Rose - all time hits leader. So he bet on his own team. I’m in charge of the baseball Mount Rushmore, and betting on your own team doesn’t disqualify you. Walter Johnson - Again, using the ‘drafting’ rule of thumb, I’d pick him before any other pitcher. His ERA of 2.17 together with his longevity make him the first choice. I won’t add a fifth name, but it sure is tempting. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/5 "2013-08-14T21:10:04Z")
Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Ted Williams Sandy Koufax ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/6 "2013-08-14T21:12:31Z")
Quick note/hijack: Pre-roids Barry Bonds was on track to be one of the best all-around players ever ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/7 "2013-08-14T21:28:01Z")
I am not going to defend my choices. Here they are The answer to the trivia question: What pitcher had the most lifetime victories while never having won the Cy Young award? Cy Young The Babe Joe DiMaggio Jackie Robinson ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/8 "2013-08-14T22:06:28Z")
Babe Ruth Hank Aaron Stan Musial Ted Williams I’m only disappointed that I don’t have a pitcher in there somewhere ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/9 "2013-08-14T22:10:01Z")
Requested move to the Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/10 "2013-08-14T23:26:40Z")
Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Mickey Mantle Jackie Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/11 "2013-08-15T00:47:54Z")
Incredibly hard question… Sorry, any list of just four I try looks fatally flawed in one way or another. I do think Alexander Joy Cartwright belongs. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/12 "2013-08-15T00:52:49Z")
My 4 Willie Mays W. Johnson Ted Williams Babe Ruth ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/13 "2013-08-15T01:02:59Z")
Knocking this one out of the park and into the Game Room. From IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/14 "2013-08-15T02:35:22Z")
Barry Bonds Alex Rodriguez Mark McGwire Sammy Sosa, Jason Giambi, or 1996 Brady Anderson. Can’t decide. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/15 "2013-08-15T02:44:18Z")
This is harder than I expected… For me the only two sure things are Ruth and Mays. One for basically creating the modern game and the other for being probably the most well-rounded non-pitcher. After that, I’d like to have a pitcher. Historically I’d put Walter Johnson… but he played a very long time ago. And the best modern pitchers have strikes against them, IMO. So I guess I’ll stick with Johnson. Which only leaves one spot. I’d like to put Jackie Robinson there for his impact, but as a player he doesn’t really rate a top-4 spot. I’d like to put Stan the Man for sentimental reasons. But I don’t know that he really deserves a spot over a Cobb or Williams. So I think I’ll just leave that 4th spot empty for now. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/16 "2013-08-15T02:47:42Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Babe Ruth (best ever) > Jackie Robinson (most important ever) > Ted Williams (best hitter) > Bob Feller (best pitcher) (because I’m from Cleveland) Excellent choices. GO CLEVELAND. I choose: Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Ichiro Suzuki (international superstar and may surpass Rose in total hits) and Warren Spahn (you’ve got to have a left-handed starter). ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/17 "2013-08-15T02:53:18Z")
Al Hrabosky Turk Wendell Oil Can Boyd Eddie Gaedel After finishing the 20+ years of rocky cliff artistry, the sculptor would say “It’s an art project” as a reference to _Portlandia_ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/18 "2013-08-15T03:51:28Z")
Robinson, Ruth, Mays, and Cartwright. ---
**Author:** ![cardsfan1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cardsfan1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardsfan1975)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/19 "2013-08-15T06:26:14Z")
I would go with: Alexander Cartwright Babe Ruth Branch Rickey Jackie Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247/20 "2013-08-15T07:04:12Z")
Cartwright, Ruth, and Robinson are the three I’m sure of. Number four is the one I can’t decide on: Cobb? Mays? Williams? Gehrig? Flood? DiMaggio? Walter Johnson? Branch Rickey? William Hulbert? Ban Johnson? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-baseball/666247.md?page=2)